Search

Searching. Please wait…

Energy yield determination of concentrator solar cells using laboratory measurements

Abstract: The annual energy conversion efficiency is calculated for a four junction inverted metamorphic solar cell that has been completely characterized in the laboratory at room temperature using measurements fit to a comprehensive optoelectronic model of the multijunction solar cells. A simple model of the temperature dependence is used predict the performance of the solar cell under varying temperature and spectra characteristic of Golden, CO for an entire year. The annual energy conversion efficiency is calculated by integrating the predicted cell performance over the entire year. The effects of geometric concentration, CPV system thermal characteristics, and luminescent coupling are highlighted.

Other conference communications or articles related to authors from the University of Cantabria

 Congress: International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems: CPV (11ª : 2015 : Aix-les-Bains, Francia)

 Publisher: American Institute of Physics

 Publication date: 28/09/2015

 No. of pages: 8

 Publication type: Comunicación a Congreso

 DOI: 10.1063/1.4931516

 ISSN: 0094-243X,1551-7616

Authorship

GEISZ, JOHN F.

GARCÍA VARA, IVÁN

MCMAHON, WILLIAM E.

STEINER, MYLES A.

FRANCE, RYAN M.

HABTE, ARON

FRIEDMAN, DANIEL J.